HOUSTON, TX—In 2021, some 24,000 victims across the United States reported losing approximately $1 billion to romance scams.1 It’s likely that many more losses went unreported. Romance scams occur when a criminal adopts a fake online identity to gain a victim’s affection and trust. The scammer then uses the illusion…
Building a Digital Defense Against Crypto Romance Scams — FBI | #datingscams | #lovescams | #facebookscams
Welcome to the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment. Today: Building a digital defense against crypto romance scams. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center is seeing a rapid rise in the number of people who are falling victim to a new-style romance fraud. In just the first seven months of this…